Vulnerability identifier: #VU63043
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv3.1: 4.6 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID:
CWE-ID:
CWE-125
Exploitation vector: Network
Exploit availability: No
Vulnerable software:
libsndfile
Client/Desktop applications /
Multimedia software
Vendor: Erik de Castro Lopo
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition within the flac_read_loop() function in flac.c. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted data to the application, trigger an out-of-bounds read error and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Mitigation
Install updates from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versions
libsndfile: 1.0.0 - 1.0.31
External links
http://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2027690
http://github.com/libsndfile/libsndfile/pull/732/commits/4c30646abf7834e406f7e2429c70bc254e18beab
http://github.com/libsndfile/libsndfile/issues/731
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.